22 January 871
Battle of Basing
The Danes defeat Aethelred and Alfred at Basing during the hard winter campaign against Wessex.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Basing in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Danes defeat Aethelred and Alfred at Basing during the hard winter campaign against Wessex.
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